Combined couch-hammock and canopy.



I. E. PALMER.

COMBINED COUCH HAMMOCK, AND GANOPY.

APPLICATION FILED JULY], 1914.

1 1 83,485 Patented May 16, 1916.

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COMBINED COUCH' HAMMOCK, AND CANOPY.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7, 1914.

Patented May16, 1916.

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ISAAC E. PALMER, F MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE I. E. PALMER COMPANY, or MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT,

A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

COMBINED COUCH-HAMMOCK AND CANOPY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1916.

To aZZ whom it may concern Beit known that I, ISAAC E. PALMER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Middletown, in the county ofiMiddlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented an Improvement in Combined Couch-Hammocks and Canopies, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings represent- 1 ing like parts.

" invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation thereof; Fig. 4: is a detail of the hammock and canopy supporting means; Fig. 5 is a detail of means for connecting the hammock sides and ends,

* Fig. 6 is a detail showing a modified form of the invention, and Fig. 7 is a detail showing a lacing and lts support.

An important object of my mvention 1s to provide simple means whereby a hammock and the canopy therefor may be readily attached to the hammock support 1n such manner that the hammock and canopy may be detached therefrom or applied thereto as a substantially unitary structure.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein I have shown one embodiment of the invention, the preferred form of hammock support is represented in the several figures, wherein the ridge pole or backbone is represented at 1 and the legs at 2, 2, said legs beingarranged in pairs in the general manner shown in my Patent No. $1,033, so as preferably to be adgustable with respect to said backbone or ridge pole 1. The

legs 2 are suitably hinged at to the ridge pole, preferably as disclosed in said patent and adjacent to the apex of each pair of legs is provided a suitable hook l. The hammock is supported my said hooks kin the usualmanher and may be of any suitable character.

Preferably, however, it is a couch hammock, and is here shown as consisting of suspension ends 5, 5 having clue cords 6 connected to rings 7 adapted tobe hung upon hooks 4. The suspension ends may form portions of a continuous hammock body extending from end to end of the hammock, as in the so-called Gloucester hammock or they may be attached to the hammock frame or otherwise suitably formed. I have herein represented them as attached to the frame 8, the latter being provided with any suitable seating 9 over which, if desired, may be positioned a mattress 10. I have sented the hammock as having upstanding sides 11, 11, which may be of substantially the same heightas suspension ends, and to which they are preferably detachably connected in any suitable manner, as by means of lacing 12. I have herein represented the upper edges of the sides as having Spreaders 13 provided at their ends with promoting,

downwardly curved prongs 14: adapted to pass through gromet eyes or suitable openings 15 in the suspension ends, and preferably in the spreaders 16 thereof. The hammock may obviously be composed of any suitable material and be of any desired length and proportions. That herein shown is, however, preferably adapted for use by children as a crib.

The canopy body. is represented at 17 it being preferably composed of cloth and has attached thereto a series of ribs 18 radiating from a central point 19. Preferably at said point is provided suitable means for attaching the canopy to the ridge pole or backbone 1 of the hammock support. Herein for the purpose I have represented a metallic yoke 20, the upstanding members of which pass on opposite sides of the backbone 1 and at their upper ends receive a cotter pin or other device 21, whereby the yoke is detachably secured to the backbone or ridge pole. Obviously the said backbone or ridge pole may be of any suitable shape and material. Herein I have represented it as metallic and tubular, so that the yoke 20 may rock or tilt thereon in the swinging motion of the hammock. Adjacent its ends and at substantially mid-distance between its sides the canopy is proherein reprep vided with two openings 22 preferably provided with gromets and the supporting hooks a are passed through said openings, as shown most clearly in Fig. 1. Preferably the hooks at are shaped substantially as shown in said figure, so that the gromets of the openings rest upon the curved portions of the hooks and the canopy body is at least partially supported thereby at its end portions so as to be substantially level. Preferably the canopy is provided with depending portions 22 extending to a point below the upper edges of the suspension ends and upstanding sides, and preferably I provide means for detachably engaging said depending portions of the canopy and said r corner gathering cords 23, which are secured to the depending portions of the canopy by guiding strips 2& and which when tightened cause the depending portions of the canopy tightly to engage the suspension ends and upstanding sides. If desired, and as indicated in Fig. 6, I may provide the depending portions of the canopy with spreaders or strips 25 extending transversely and longitudinally of the hammock and substantially meeting at the corners thereof. In connection with said strips or Spreaders, I may and preferably do employ gathering cords, such as indicated at 23.

The construction of canopy may be widely varied within the scope of my invention. For example, instead of providing the same with a series of radiating ribs 18, I may provide a transverse central rib or slat extending from side to side of the canopy and two end ribs or slats parallel thereto, which latter may be provided with perforations for the passage of the hooks 4:. In such case, said end ribs or slats may rest upon and be supported by said hooks. Furthermore, if the hammock be suspended in some manner not providing a backbone or ridge pole 1, as,

for example, from two spaced objects, a cord or like connection may be connected with the suspension chains or ropes and which may be positioned so that the canopy may be secured thereto by a central yoke 20 and end hooks vsubstantially as herein shown. In such case, such cord or other connection would take the place of the rigid backbone or ridge pole 1.

Having thus described one illustrative embodiment of my invention, I desire it to be understood that although specific terms are employed in the foregoing description, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.

Claims:

1. A combined hammock and canopy c0mprising in combination a hammock having end suspension devices, and a substantially horizontally positioned plane surfaced canopy having supporting means between its ends and provided with end openings, said canopy being supported at its horizontal end portions by engagement of said openings with said end suspension devices.

2. A combined hammock and canopy comprising in combination, a hammock having end suspension means, a hammock support which said suspension means are adapted to engage and a canopy having openings at its ends for the passage of said suspension means, and pivotal, mid-length connection to the hammock support.

3. A combined hammock and canopy comprising in combination, a hammock having end suspension hooks, a hammock support to receive said hooks and a canopy having at its ends openings for the passage of said hooks, and a yoke adapted for pivotal connection to the hammock support.

4. A combined hammock and canopy and I support therefor comprising in combination, a hammock support, a hammock having end suspension means adapted to engage said support, and a canopy having supporting means between its end portions, adapted to engage said hammock support, said ham mock end suspension means passing through openings in the end portions of the canopy and engaging said support.

5. A combined hammock and canopyand support therefor comprising in combination, a hammock support having a ridge pole or backbone, three supporting members depending from said ridge pole and substantially in a vertical plane passing therethrough, a hammock having suspension connections to the two endmost of said supporting members, and a canopy having a sup: porting connection to said intermediate supporting member, and also having an operati've connection with said endmost supporting members.

6. A combined hammock and canopy and support therefor comprising in combination, a hammock support having a ridge pole or backbone, three supporting members depending from said ridge pole andsubstantially in a vertical plane passing therethrough, a hammock having suspension connections to the two endmost of said supporting members, and a substantially horizontally positioned, plane surfaced canopy having a supporting connection to said intermediate supporting member and also having end openings in its horizontally positioned ends, through which said endmost supporting members pass, said canopy having its horizontally positioned ends sup- ]ported by said endmost supporting memers.

5 7 A combined hammock and canopy comprising in combination a hammock having end suspension hooks, and a substantially horizontally positioned, plane surfaced canopy having supporting means between its 10 ends and having gromets in its horizontally positioned end portions for the passage of and adapted to be engaged by said hooks, whereby the said horizontally positioned end portions of the canopy are supported by engagement with said suspension hooks.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ISAAC E. PALMER. Witnesses:

A. I. SMITH, THos. WV. HALLORAN.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

